Shloka 30

अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन

Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault

Devanagari script

तौ तत्र समरे वीरौ कुलपुत्रौ महारथौ

Transliteration

tau tatra samare vīrau kulaputrau mahārathau

Translation

ਉੱਥੇ ਉਸ ਸਮਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਵੀਰ—ਕੁਲੀਨ ਘਰਾਣਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ, ਮਹਾਰਥੀ—ਡਟ ਕੇ ਖੜੇ ਰਹੇ।

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वीरौ: heroes
• वीरौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• कुलपुत्रौ: sons of noble families
• कुलपुत्रौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• महारथौ: great chariot-warriors
• महारथौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds the ideal of kṣatriya conduct: in war, noble birth and great martial capacity are tied to responsibility—upholding one’s duty and the honor of one’s lineage through courageous action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya briefly frames a battlefield moment by identifying two prominent warriors as heroic, high-born, and foremost chariot-fighters, preparing the listener for their actions or encounter in the ongoing war.